Helen Sidnell COLWELL

(b. 20 August 1906 , Norwood, Ohio, USA d. 17 August 1998 , Cincinnati, Ohio, USA )

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Helen Sidnell COLWELL was born 20 August 1906 in Norwood, Ohio, USA

Helen Sidnell COLWELL was the child of Frederick Charles COLWELL and Mabel GLENN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Frederick COLWELL and Jane UNKNOWN (maternal) Dudley GLENN and Lucy M MASON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Helen Sidnell married Edward Charles BADER 25 December 1936 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Edward Charles BADER was born 28 April 1896 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Edward Charles died 19 December 1968 in Elsmere, Kentucky, USA (South Erlanger). Edward Charles was the child of Casper Carl BADER and Augusta Johanne THEINERT.

Helen Sidnell COLWELL died 17 August 1998 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA .

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Helen Sidnell COLWELL married

Edward Charles BADER-- Date: 25 December 1936 Place:
Edward Charles BADER was the child of Casper Carl BADER and Augusta Johanne THEINERT

Children of Edward Charles BADER and Helen Sidnell COLWELL:

Edward Charles BADER (b.31 July 1938, Covington, Kentucky, USA d. 7 September 2023, , California, USA)
m. Marian Elaine LLOYD 7 August 1965 in San Francisco, California, USA

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1906 Birth
20 August 1906
Norwood, Ohio, USA

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Covington, Kenton, Kentucky
name: Helen S Colwell
birthplace: Ohio
relationship to head of household: Daughter
residence: Covington Ward 6, Kenton, Kentucky
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Ohio
mother's birthplace: Kentucky
family number: 113
page number: 5
Household Gender Age
parent Fredick Colwell M 31y
parent Mable Colwell F 26y
Fred G Colwell M 5y
Helen S Colwell F 3y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Kenton County, Kentucky
name: Helen Caldwell
residence: , Kenton, Kentucky
estimated birth year: 1907
age: 13
birthplace: Ohio
relationship to head of household: Granddaughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Single
father's birthplace: Ohio
mother's birthplace: Kentucky
film number: 1820584
digital folder number: 4300929
image number: 00480
sheet number: 13
Household Gender Age
Lucy M Glenn F 59y
Olivia M Glenn F 35y
Dudley Glenn M 27y
Caterine D Glenn F 23y
Besse Glenn F 22y
Helen C Glenn F 19y
Mable G Caldwell F 36y
Fred Caldwell M 15y
Helen Caldwell F 13y
Robert Caldwell M 2y
Betty Caldwell F 1y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1936 Marriage / Partner
Helen Sidnell COLWELL and Edward Charles BADER 25 December 1936,

She was 30 years old.

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 Birth of Child
Edward Charles BADER was born 31 July 1938, Covington, Kentucky, USA

Helen Sidnell was 31 years old.

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Covington, Kenton, Kentucky
Name: Helen Bader
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1906
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky
Street: Madison
House Number: 629
Inferred Residence in 1935: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 3A
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Bader 43
Helen Bader 34
Patrisia Bader 15
Edward Bader 2
Blanche Gellis 72
Hozel Louey 21
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - South Fort Mitchell, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
Name: Helen Bader
Age: 43
Birth Date: abt 1907
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Ohio
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: South Fort Mitchell, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Edward C Bader
54 Head
Helen Bader 43 Wife
Charles E Bader
11 Son
Cynthine A Bader
8 Daughter
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1965 Marriage of Child
Edward Charles BADER married 7 August 1965, San Francisco, California, USA to Marian Elaine LLOYD

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1968 Death of Spouse/Partner
Edward Charles BADER died 19 December 1968, Elsmere, Kentucky, USA (South Erlanger)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

1998 Death
First Name: Helen
Middle Name: Sidnell
Last Name: Bader
Gender: Female
Birth Date: Aug 20, 1906
Birth Place: Norwood, HAMILTON Ohio
Death Date: Aug 17, 1998
Age: 91
Residence: Hamilton County, HAMILTON Ohio, 999 02
Race: White
Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH
Record Type: Death Record
Certificate Number: 063930
Bride's Marital Status: Widowed
Volume: 31643
Collection: Ohio Death Records

Source Information
Source: Ohio Department of Health
Years: 1958 to 2008
Description: This collection of Ohio death records was provided by the Ohio Department of Health Center for Public Health Statistics and Informatics. It contains data from 1958 to 2008.
Address: 246 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43215

Death information
obit - Helen Sidnell Bader, Cincinnati Enquirer, Falmouth, Kentucky, 29 Aug 1998

Name: Helen S. Bader
Date of Birth: Monday August 20, 1906
Date of Death: Monday August 17, 1998
Est. Age at death: 91 years, 11 months, 28 days
Last known residence:
City: Cincinnati; Queen City
County: Hamilton
State: Ohio
ZIP Code: 45204
Latitude: 39.0938
Longitude: -84.5740
Confirmation: Verified
Social Security details:
State of Issue: Kentucky
Number: 401-30-6506

BADER, Helen Sidnell (COLWELL); 92; ; Cincinnati E/ P (OH); 1998-8-29; geanie1